A nice article in the Saint Petersburg Times yesterday about local breweries and the success that they are having. You can read it online here. Cigar City Brewery (Tampa’s first and only microbrewery) is really the main focus of the article. Check out this video about them:

I picked up a container of beer from CCB earlier this evening and I am drinking a pint of Twig N’ Berries (which is Jai Alai aged with cedar wood and juniper berries) right now. While it is good, I think that it is a bit sour possibly from the Juniper berries. Personally, I love the Humidor series IPA. I think it is probably one of the greatest IPA’s I have ever had. Much props to the team at CCB for that creation.

Anyhoo, check out the SPtimes article. There certainly is some good information in there regarding breweries, brew pubs and beer bars around the Tampa Bay area.